Conveyer



Sept. 20, 1932. A. J. HATT ET AL CONVEYER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 14. 1929 llllllli dbbozmq d.

Sept. 20, 1932. A. J. HATT ET AL CONVEYER Filed March 14,1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 o n n a sa 5 Patented Sept. 20, 1932 UNITED ST TE PATENT" oFFrcE."

ANGUSJ'. HATT, AXEL JOHNSON, AND JAMES PRYDE; onnocx SPRINGS, WYOMING, AS-

SIGNORS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TTO GOODMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIELA CORPORATION' OFILLINOIS I i ApplicationfiledlMarch 14, 1929. Serial No. 346,977.

The particular object of the invention is 5 an improved' conveyer construction of the character mentioned wherein meansare provlded for greatly facilitating connection and disconnection ofadjoining conveyor troughs or sections.

ence to an application for U. S. Letters Pat ent, Serial No. 346,650, filed on the 13th day of March, 1929 by Angus 'JfHatt, covering a similar conveyer construction and'fastenmg means on which the present nvention is ventions have in common are claimed in said application and disclaimer thereto accordingly is made in the present application.

Heretofore, the common practice has been to connect the conveyor sections to each other by means of bolts and nuts, the bolts extending through corresponding pairs of perforate lugs or ears forming parts of bolt straps troughs or sections. Obviously, placement of the bolts in the perforate lugs and Screwing up the nuts draw thetroughs or -sections of the conveyer together when they are being extensive use. With the present invention,;

it is sought to reduce'to a minimum the time necessary to connect or disconnect the con veyer sections.

together by the old nut'and bolt connections above mentioned, it" frequently is found difficult to assemble the sections properly and secure the bolts and nuts in place-whenlthe conveyersections or the bolt straps are bent It is desired at this point to make refer-- an improvement. Such featuresas-'th'eseinprovided for the purpose at the ends of theassembled, or, unscrewing of the nuts and removal of-the bolts when sections are belng Where conveyer sections are to be joined or otherwise distorted. Under these conditions,'proper alinement of the perforate fas tening lugs in order to place the bolts-in po'sitionttherein without damaging them so' that the nuts cannot" be put in place, is notreadilyaccompli'shed. Withthe present in-' vention,- it is intended that the fastening means used shall beunthreaded, and in fact, V

be adapted tobe driven into place to aline the" fastening lugs without danger of damaging the fastening device so that-it cannot be readily removed or replaced when desired.

*In the shaker type of conveyer, the adj oi n-' ing troughs or sections, when assembled,

overlap slightly at their ends, and,-when thesections are properly positioned with reference to'each other, the bolt straps and the perforate-fasteninglugs thereon should be in Substantial alinement and abutting relaveyerv sections, which are subjected to very rough usage, are often bent out of" shape tion to each other. i As stated before, thegcon and consequently the fa stening lugs do not 7 properly aline when the sections are assembled. In the proposed arrangement, it is intended that the fastening means used,

when in place, shallserve not only to draw the fastening lugs closely together, but also to cause the lugs to be broughtv into proper alinement--with reference to each other. In-

this manner proper overlapping and nesting of the ends of the conveyerfSectionswill'be assured. I r v y 5 A particular object of the invention is the provision of'fastening meanswhich may be' used for connecting the conveyer sections without the necessity of changing the conventional construction of the sections or any of the usual parts mounted thereon. Thus,

the connecting means may be applied to the many 'units of this and similar types already in use.

It is intended that the construction and by unskilled help and without the use of special I tools. The fastener ,partsare de-.

signed to be readily manufactured in large quantities from standard stock in order" to of a pair of adjoining shaker conveyer sections or troughs of conventional construction with the improved joint or connection therebetween ..Fig. 2, a transverse section taken on the line 22 of'Fig. 1, except that the fastening device on the right-hand side appears in full, showing the manner in which the per forate lugs or cars on the ,ends of the bolt straps .are located on the conveyer sections Fig, 3, an enlargedside elevational view of one of the fastening devices for the conveyer sections as it appears when assembled, certain of the parts being broken away and the cooperating pair of lugs shown in longitudi nal section, so as to make clear the relationship between the various parts when the device is in use; I

Fig. 4, an enlarged, fragmentary perspective View of a pair of adjacent disassembled conveyer sections, showing the detailed construction thereof; V

. Fig. 5, an enlarged perspectiveview of the three parts which go to make up each ofthe fastening devices, the parts. being disassemr bled in order to disclose the details thereof;

n Fig. 6, an enlarged, fragmentary side elevational view of a modified form of connec-' tion between the parts of the fastening device.

adjoining shaker conveyer sections or troughs 1, 2 of conventional construction. Fig. 2 showsclearly the cross sectional form of the sections, from which it will be noted that each section, which is preferably made of heavy gage sheet metal, is provided with upwardly and outwardly inclined sides 3, 4. Both sides of each sections are stepped or offset between their top and bottom edges to provide a horizontal ledge or shoulder 5.

Horizontal edge portions 6 are formed integral with the sides3, 4, and the bottom of.

the conveyer trough or pan is fiat, as shown at 7.

' 'Suitably secured, as by welding, to each conveyer section or troughat each end there-.

of is the usual bolt strap 8. This member preferably is made of strap iron. Referring to Fig. 2, it will be noted that bolt strap 8 bears against the under side of the bottom 7 of the pan orconveyer section and near its There is shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4 a pair of,

ends is bent so as to form outwardly and downwardly projecting lugs or ears 9, 10 having longitudinally-disposed openings therethrough. The extremities of bolt strap 8 are bent upwardly and secured, as by rivets 11, to angle plates 12,13. These plates are suitably mounted, as by welding, on the under side of the offsets 5 in the sides of the con veyer section.

' It will be noted from Figs. 1 and e that a bolt strap'8 is provided at both ends of each ofthe conveyer troughs or pans. In the same figures, it will be seen that, where the adjoining conveyer sections are connected together,'ione of the bolt straps 8 included in this connection, is located at the extreme end ofits section, so that its outer edge 1: flush with the end of the section. The cooperating bolt strap 8 on the adjoiningiconveyer sec tion which is included in thisconnection however, isset back a short distance from the end ofthe section, to permit theconveyer sections, when .assembled, to overlap" somewhat and nest one within the other as shown at 14 in Bolt straps 8 on the several conveyer sections are so proportioned'that, when two sections are properly assembled as shown in Fig. 1, the openings or perforations in fastening lugs 9,10 of the bolt straps and the lugs them-' selves will bein alinement with each other. A pair of conveyer sections having been placed with their ends adjoining and in overlapping relation as shown inFig. 1, the corresponding pairs of lugs 9, 10 now adjoin each other and are ready to receive the fastening means. A separate set of fastening means or separate fastening device is used for each pair of cooperating lugs, one for one side of the conveyer and another for the opposite side at the points of connection of the conveyer sections. v v V The improved fastening devices used for this purpose each comprises three members, viz., a pin 15, a link or strap 16 and a'taper keyor wedge '17. The preferred form and. construction of these members appear clearly in Figs. 3 and 5. Pin 15, wh ich is substantially circular invertical cross-section throughout its length, is formed with an elongated straight body portion 18 the straight end 19 of which is'slightly tapered as seen at 19. Atits opposite end pin-15 is bent upwardly and slightly over its straight body portion 18, so as to form asubstantially straight end portion;20 which is disposed at an angle to the longitudinal'axis of the body 18 of the pin. The inclined end 20 of the pin is provided with a transverse opening 21 extending therethrough, which'is disposed longitudinally 10fv the bodyv of the pin. Preferably, opening 21 is substantially rectangular in vertical cross-section in order to properly coactwith the other parts of. the fastener. Attention is directedto the fact that although sax.

"sections or; troughs into proper, relation fto memes.

the several portions of pin 151; are; bent relativc; toeachother asi-descri'bed, ,they;-all are disposed substantially in a .sin-gleplane, lt Willbe noted that the-inclined ,end of p n lntapersrsomewhat from its base toward its free end and the freeend thereof is provided with; an, inclined surface-2 2l The purpose of these featurcswill appearlater. I

When pair'of conveyor troughs or pans havebeen assembled substantially in the position shown in Fig, 1, the-free enid 19 of the P11115318 inserted, inithe outerend of theopening through the left-hand ear or T lug 9, and,

with the- -aidf'of a hammer orianyothersuit-i cable implement applied to the pin substantially at 22', Fig. 3,: thezpinis driven; through the- .op enings in th is and the 1 adj oining lug,

until theinner surfacetof in'clinedend 20 of the pin is broughtlinto contact with: t

tering of the-end 519 of 'thepin into theopenings through the lugs and its passage there-- through, particularly when the, openingsin,

tion 18 of the pin 15 will serveto, at least partially aline the lugs .9wand. ,draw th'econveyer freeend19thereof to project somewhat beyond the,.outer. end of the; right-hand lug,

when the pin is driveninto. place, as .appears in llig.v The, purpose of. this will bQf/X plained shortly.

TheneXtstepisto securerthe strap or-link 16in place. The V body-portion 23, of this member is substantially straight andof elongated form, Preferably, the.--member-is rec: tangnlanin vertical cross-section, the width of the member being; considerably greater than itsthickness, as appears from Fig. 5.

ziAt itsright-hand end =link16-is bent so as to ,torm a downwardly and outwardly inclined end portion 2e, anda circular openingis formed-therethrough. The opposite end of link 16 is provided -with as inclined opening 26 ex tending-fromthe underto the upper face thereof.

The inclined'or' bent and 24 0f strap 16 is,

slipped over-thetapered 'free end 19 of pin 15, previously placed in the fastening lugs,

as shownin Fig 3.v The opening 25 in thethe lugs 9, whereby the inclinedvend 20,

of pin 15. is caused to enter the'circular opening 26 provided for this purpose in the oppositeend ;of;the link; Passage ofinclined d Orhmugh pening; QiisfaQiIitated ib e 11G -.outcrend of the first-imentioned lug. Thee-nthe-inclined? surface. 22 on thdextremity of the pin.

The straight end-of-link16 is shoved down over the inclined end of the pin untilthe; lower portion of link 16 atthe left-hand side of opening 26 isin contact at 27 with the downwardly and outwardly inclined surface 28-of the left-hand side ofthe inclined end 22 of the pin, see Fig. 3. Open-ing26 is-so located and proportioned as to, permit the described movements of the parts.v At this time, it-will be noted too, the upper portion of -opening 2l in the inclined, end 29 ofthe pin; extends somewhat-above the upper surface of the body portion 23 of link 16-.

Thenext and last step} is the placing in position of the third memberofthe fastening device, namely, the tapered keyorwedge 17. This member,as shown in Fig.5,is preferably rectangular in vertical cross-section and taperstoward its free end 29, theopposite end thereof being turned substantially at right angles to the body of the member so as togform a head or driving, portion, 30. The free end 29 of key 17 is placed in the righthand end of opening 21 in the inclined end 20' of thepin above link 16, as shown in Fig. 3-,,and, with the aid of a hammer or of a suitable tool applied to its head 30, wedge 17 isrdriven' through the opening. Movementof thewedge through opening 21 re sults in the wedge forcing the straight body portion 23 of link 16 inwardly on the inclined end 20 of pin 15 towards the body thereof, the link swinging about-point 31 as a pivot, Fig. 3.; Upon reference to this, figure, it will be obvious that: this clamping ofthe straight under side oflthe body portion of the pivotally mounted link 16 againstthe outer surfaces of the adjoining fastening lugs 9,.will cause accurate alinement of the lugs with each other. Therefore, the, conveyer. units willbeproperly positioned laterally with reference to each other, as a result of this clamping action. of the fastener.

Opening 26 in the body portion of link inward swinging'inovement of the; left-hand end of the llnkas the wedge is driven into place will result in a longitudinal drawing together or shortening of the over all length of these two interconnected, L-shaped members, namely, pin 15 and link 16. Consequently, since the bent ends :of these mem- 16 is .made large enough to permit freemove bers arein engagement with the outer ends of the adjoining fastening lugs 9, pin 15 at 32 and33 and link 16 at 34 E(Fig..3) this clamping action of the members 15and 16will cause Alinement of the coacting lugs 9, when the fastening means are 1n place is assured by the proper shaping and proportioning of the several parts, so that when in place-they will assume the relationship to each other shown in Fig. 3.

When it is desired to disconnect adjoining sections of the conveyer, as for instance to shorten the conveyer, the fastening means described are readily removed by driving out the wedge 17 after which the straight end of link 16 is swung outwardly, and this member and pin removed from the fastening lu 's o A modified form of the connection between the left-hand extremities of pin 15 and link 16 appears in Fig. 6. In this construction,

the parts which go to make up the fastening device are to all intents and purposes the same as those of the principal form, except that the left-hand end of pin 15 is provided with a straight or flattened portion 22", to which the implement is applied to drive the pin into place in the lugs. In addition, opening 26 in the body of link 16 is formed at right angles to theupper and lower faces of the link, instead of at an incline to these surfaces as in the principal form of the invention. 7

The mode of applying and removing and functioning of the modified device are the same as described with reference to the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1-5, inclusive.

IVhile the two forms of fastening means herein have been described with the pin or bolt element inserted at the left-hand sideof the coacting fastening lugs, it will be obvious that the pin may be inserted from the right-hand side and the other parts reversed accordingly.

This invention provides a conveyer construction employing a highly desirable type of joint or connection between the pan sections or troughs of the conveyer thereby considerably facilitating assembly and disassembly of the conveyer. The fastening device used for connecting the conveyer sections together being of simple construction, it is particularly adapted for manufacture on a quantity production basis and consequently at low cost.

The embodiments of the invention herein illustrated and described have proved extremelyv eflicient and satisfactory in practice. However, it will be obvious that various changes may be made therein without departing from the invention.

What is claimed is: 1. The combination in a conveyer of a pair of adjoining conveyer sections, said sec tions being provided with adj oining fastening lugs; and means mounted on said lugs and swingable' longitudinally thereof to engage the outer surfaces of said lugs and force the lugs into alinement with each other.

2. In a conveyer the combination of a pair of adjoining conveyer sections, each of said sections being provided with a lug which is adjacent a similar lug on the other section; clamping means comprising two members having a combined sliding and hinging engagement with each other at one point and a wedgingengagement with each other at another point; and means for forcing said members into such wedging engagement.

3. In a conveyer, the combination of a pair of conveyer sections disposed end to end, said sections being provided with cooperating perforate fastening lugs a fastening member mounted on one of said lugs for swinging movement longitudinallythereof and for progressive engagementwith said lug and an adjoining lug to aline the lugs with each other; and means for securing said member.

in adjusted position.

4. A conveyer comprising a pair of conveyer sections disposed end to end in overlapping relation; a plurality of perforate fastening lugs on each of said'sections with corresponding lugs located adjacent each other; a main fastening member for each pair of corresponding lugs, the shank of said main member extending through and projecting. somewhat beyond the openings in said pair of lugs; a'secondary fastening member for each pair of corresponding lugs, both ends of said secondary member being'perforated to receive the extremities of the main fastening member; and means for securing together each pair of main and secondary members.

5. The combination in a'conveyer of a pair of adjoining conveyer troughs having corresponding perforate fastening lugs; a fasten: ing pin having a substantially straight shank extending through the openings in a pair of adjoining lugs and projecting therefrom at one end, the opposite end of the pin being disposed at an angle to the body thereof and provided with an opening therein; a link swingably mounted onthe projectingend of the pin and engaging with the outer surfaces of said pair of lugs to align them with each other, the opposite end of the link being pro vided with an opening through which they angularly-disposed end of the pin projects; and a wedge key driven into said opening in the pin between the link and the adjacent end;

of the pin. 7

6. In a conveyer the combination of :a pair lug which is adjacent a similar apertured lug on the other section ;-=and-e pairoffa'stening members, one of whi'chextends through the apertures in both lugs,'and'the other of which is externalto said lugs, has" acombinedswing-i ing and sliding engagement 'withone' end of the first'member, and-alsoawe'dgin g engager i ment with .a portionof said'first member,

serving to stressthe second member'imt'e'n- 'sion.

being perforated; aseco-nd L-shaped member, the shorterarmof said member being perforated to receive the projecting end of the longer arm of said first L-shaped member and the longer arm of said member being perforated to receive the perforate shorter arm of said first L-shaped member; and a tapered pin in the perforation in the shorter arm of said first L-shaped member between the outer end of said arm and the longer arm of the second-mentioned L-shaped member.

8. In a conveyer construction, the combination of a pair of conveyer sections disposed end to end and having adjoining perforate v ltl Afastener for adjoining conveyersec tions having apertured fastening lugs, comprising in combination a memberadapted fastening lugs; a pin having a substantially straight body portion disposed in'the openings in a pair of said lugs and projecting beyond the lugs at one end, the opposite end of the pin being bent at an acute angle to the body of the pin and provided with an opening therethrough; a link one end of which is bent at an angle to the body portion thereof and provided with a perforation through which the projecting end of said pin extends loosely, c the straight body portion of the link being in engagement with the exterior of said pair of lugs and provided at its free end with an opening through which the inclined end of; the pin projects and engages with the link at one side of said opening; and a wedge pin driven into the opening in-the inclined end beyond the link.

9. A fastener for adjoining conveyer sections having perforate fastening lugs, comprising a pair of L-shaped members one of,

which is perforated at both ends to receive the ends of the other member,said other member 1 being perforated atone end; and a taperedpin in said last-mentioned perforation.

10. A fastener for adjoining conveyer sections having perforate fastening lugs, comprising a pair of L-shaped members one of which is perforated at both ends to receive the" ends of the other member, and means for se curingthe members together. V

11. A fastener for adjoining conveyersecprising a pair of members adapted to be interconnected at both of their ends with one of 'fsaid members "extending through the alined openings ofa pair of saidlu'gs.

. 12., "In a conveyer the combination offal pair of adjoining conveyer secti ns, each'of said sections being provided with an apertured dog which isadj acent afsimilar apertured lug onthe other section a pair of fastening members, one of which extends'th'rough' the aper- "turesin both lugs, and the other 'of which is external to saidlug's, has a'combined swing ing and sliding engagement with one" end of the first member,and also a wed ging engagement'w th a portion of saidfirst'member, v

serving to-stress the second member intension and a wedge reactingf between "said members and serving'to force them intosaid wedgingengagement with one another.

1 3. Afastene'r'foradjoiningconveyer s'e'c- 3 tions having :apertured "fastening lugs,- c ompris'ing'in 'comblnation a member adapte'djto be inserted through the apertures 1n a palr of adjacent lugs with its ends projecting said lugs together.

to be insertedthr-oughthe apertu'resin a pair of adjacent lugs 'with its Tends projecting therefrom; asecond member external to said -lugs'l'iaving one of'its ends slidably mouiited on avprojecting end ofthe first manhenthe engagement bein g such that the second member can'iswing toward and from the first'm'ember andwedgin'g means carried by the op 'posite ends of said members and adapted to r interact to stress the second, member. in -tensio'n as themembers ar'eforced'together. J

'15. fastener for adj oining 'convej' ersections havin'gapertured fastening 1ug s ,'comprising in combination a memberad'apted to be inserted through the apertures 'inf'a pair of adjacent lugs with its ends projecting {therefrom a second member 'e xternal to' said lugshaving one of its ends'slidably mounted on projecting end of the first member, the

engagement being such that the second member can swingtowa'r'd and from the first'memb'er; ivedgingmeanscarried by the opposite ends of-s'aid members and adaptedto interact to stress the second member in tension as, the

members farefforced together and a wedge reactlng; between saidmembers and'se'rving "to force them into wedging engagement 1 with eachother.

1 6. A fastener foradjoining'shaker conveyertroughs provided with bolt-"straps havtions having perforate fastening lugs, comingopeningstherein," comprisingapin havinga'fstraight shank adapted for insertion -through 'a' pair of corresponding" openings in the bolt straps with its ends projecting therefrom, one of said ends being disposed at an angle to the shank of the pin; a link formed with a straight body portion having w an opening at one end thereof through which the angularly-disposed end of the pin is adapted to be inserted, the opposite end of v l the link being disposed at an angle to its body portion and perforated to freely receive the straight end of the pin; and means for adjusting the link on the angularly-disi posed end of the pin.

17. A fastener for adjoining conveyer sec- ,tion'shaving perforate fastening lugs, comprising'a pin adapted for insertion through 'the openings in a pair of said lugs with the ends of the pin projecting therefrom, one end 7 of the pin being bent at an acute angle to its of the link being provided at its opposite end with an opening through which the bent end of the pin is adapted to project in wedging I engagement with the link; and a tapered key adapted for insertion in the opening in the bent end of the pin between the link and the adjacent extremity of the pin toadjust said gagement with one of said projecting ends, and a wedging engagement with the other of said endsto stress saidsecond member in tension, the parts being so proportioned that at the limit of'wedging motion portions of said lugs are clamped between said pin and tension member; and a wedge reacting between said pin and said tension member and serving to force the same into wedging engagement with each other and into clamp: ing engagement with the intervening portions of said lugs. v a

In testimony whereof we have signed our namesto this specification. -ANGUS J. HATT. AXEL JOHNSON.

JAMES PRYDE.

wedging engagement between the pin and' link.

18. A fastener for adjoining conveyer sections having perforate fastening lugs, comprising a member extending through the openings in a corresponding pair of lugs; a second member having a movable, pivotal engagement with one end of the first-mentioned member and wedging engagement with the opposite end of the first-mentioned member; and means for varying said wedging engagement between the members.

' 19. The combination with a pair of adj oining conveyer sections, eaohhaving an apertured fastening lug which is adjacent a similar lug on the other section, of a pin extending through the apertures in said lugs and projecting at both ends therefrom; and a tens on clamping member external to said lugs and having a combined swinging and slidlng engagement wlth one ofsald pro ecting ends, and a wedging engagement with the other of said'ends to stress said second member in tension, the parts being so proportioned that at the limit of wedging motion portions of said lugs are clamped between said pin and tension member.

20. The combination with a pair of adj oining conveyer sections, each having an apertured fastening lug which is adj acent a similar lug on the other section, of a pin extending through the apertures in said lugs and projecting at both ends therefrom; a tension clamping member external to said lugs and having a combined swinging andsliding en- 

